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How To: Attract more business with feng shui

Elizabeth Chamberlain with Space Lift demonstrates how to attract more business with feng shui. To attract more business you need helpful people to hire you or to spread the word about your goods and services. The travel of information is also important in business. Your house should address these areas. First, find the focus room on your energy map by laying the energy map on top of your home floor plan. The travel and helpful people area is in the lower right corner of your home, standing i...

How To: Add a Facebook fan box to your website or blog

Rich Brooks of the web design and internet marketing company Flyte New Media shows you how to add a Facebook Fan Box to your website or blog. This video briefly explains the importance of using Facebook Fan Box as a social networking tool to help build your business and increase your fanbase. Adding a Facebook Fan Box is as simple as following a few simple steps. You'll begin by clicking on the Fan Box button your Facebook page which will allow you to choose where to add this widget. You'll b...

How To: Find the area between curves

This video shows how to find areas between curves. The basic idea is that we find the space trapped between two curves on a graph. The formula for finding this is top curve, subtract bottom curve and then integrate. The presenter shows a parabola that goes through the origin. Then he draws a line that runs through the origin. We try to find the area trapped between the two. You take your smallest x co-ordinate to the largest x co-ordinate, you take the curve on top (2x) and subtract the curve...

How To: Draw a cartoon scarecrow

This silent video clip shows step by step how you can easily draw a cartoon scarecrow right rom scratch. First you sketch in the outline. Then you can go over the initial lines with a marker pen or similar. The design even includes some vegetables from the farm! Once you've got the whole thing drawn, you can start coloring in or painting your scarecrow. This design shows him in a checked flannel shirt and blue dungarees, but you can ring the changes if you like. You can add detail - like pock...

Apply Alice in Wonderland: Mad Hatter makeup

This tutorial suits for Halloween occasions, featuring Glamour Doll Eyes, which is a perfect colors for the Mad Hatter. The shadows used in this tutorial are Cloud Coverage, Shaded Orchid, Love Spell and P inky Swear. Cotton balls are used for eyebrows and eyelash glue is used for the eyebrows, to? remove it just pulled it off, you can take a cotton ball with makeup remover on it and hold it against the brow which should help loosen the glue. Other products used are Fluorescent Colored Hairsp...

How To: Add sound effects in Pinnacle Studio

This video discusses how to add a sound effect to your video in Pinnacle Studio. You first select the video you wish to add the effect to and then, on the left hand side, select the sound effects button. It looks like a loudspeaker with a few lines coming out. The options include humans, gunshots, animals, instruments squeaks to name a few. You then have a variety of different sounds from that genre of effect. Select one and then drag the effect to the time bar when you want to have the effec...

How To: Improvise on guitar

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to improvise on the guitar. This video lesson will cover how you can make a study of the fretboard layout of notes and then move on to applying scale patterns on top of, "octave templates," to gain a better working knowledge of the guitar neck. Soloing skills have a lot to do with having a great connection between left and right hand techniques. This means that phrasing devices are of the utmost importance. Learning to phrase lines can help you achiev...

How To: Make a simple bow

This is a guide that will show you how to make a bow out of everyday items. First, you want to find a curved branch outside that's nice and thick so it won't snap. Also, if it's connected to other branches just saw them off, and then remove any smaller twigs or leaves from the branch. Then take a small knife and whittle down any nubs or small leftover pieces, then if the branch isn't bent to your requirements just bend it or use a vice to bend it to our liking and your bow staff has been crea...

How To: Install a toilet for an RV

In this video tutorial, viewers will learn how to install a toilet for an RV. Installing a toilet for the RV is a great idea because an RV is basically a mobile home, and having a bathroom in a home is mandatory. Users will need a mounting kit, gasket and some bolts. Make sure that before you begin, remove the old gasket and bolts. You may need to modify the water line. In this video, the plastic toilet is being upgraded to a porcelain toilet. This video will benefit those viewers who have an...

How To: Apply Meagan Good inspired makeup

This simple video is a quick description of a woman applying makeup to her face in small, descriptive steps. She already appears wearing small amounts of makeup including large amounts of blue eyeshadow as well as lipstick. She then takes a brush and starts to apply tinting hues of color to her upper eyebrows-followed by that, she takes the same brush and applies tinting color to her lower eyelash line. Next, she goes over the pigment once again with her fingers to remove any excess pigment a...

How To: Use math reflections in pre-Algebra

The tutorial is part of a full lesson of pre algebra. This video teaches you what reflection is as a mathematical term. In the beginning of the video, the video maker draws 4 shapes labeled MNOPQ, ABCDE, FGHIJ and RSTUV. The first question in the video asks to "Name the figure that represents a reflection of ABCDE over the X-axis." The woman in the video repeats the question, stating the horizontal line is the X-axis and asks for the reflection image. She puts her hand on ABCDE and flips her ...

How To: Apply a Purple Sugar Skull Makeup Look

YouTube user goldiestarling teaches you how to apply a purply sugar skull makeup look inspired by Sylvia Ji's Purple Crush painting. Use a white eyeliner to create the sockets of the skull, then go around the nose area. Color the whole face using a creamy white pencil and add red blush on the cheeks. Use a creamy purple color to fill in the sockets and the tip of the nose. Draw small flower petals on the edges of each socket. Use a black color to draw a spider web on the forehead. Then draw b...

How To: Draw Spongebob Squarepants easily

DrawingNowVideos teaches you how to draw SpongeBob Squarepants. You start off with a squiggly line and you want to create a rectangle and then create a 3D box out of that. That will be the head. Add circles and ovals on the side to make it look more like a sponge. Add eyes, eyelashes, nose, cheek with freckles and an open mouth with two teeth up front and the tongue. Then draw the body and add details such as pants and a tie. Complete the face by adding a few circles around. Also don't forget...

How To: Simplify complex fraction w/ 3 fractions top & bottom

You Tube User robichaudd teaches you how to simplify a complex fraction with 3 fractions top and bottom. Your result should be 1 fraction over 1 fraction. To do this you must find the L.C.D. at the top, which x cubed. That is the largest variable there. Thus, the L.C.D. at the bottom is x squared. Now you want to make each x below the fraction line be x cubed, respectively x squared. You then have one large fraction over one large fraction. But that is just one large fraction multiplied by th...

How To: Meet hot women by being playful & goofy

David Wygant discusses how to meet hot women by being playful and goofy. Being playful and goofy during everyday life will attract attention from women. Women often wants to know who you really are. Being goofy shows that you are being playful. It also shows that you are being yourself and attracting positive energy. Women will want to be around you to discover this positive energy for themselves. You don't need pickup lines to meet and attract hot women. Simply be yourself and focus on havin...

How To: Draw a skull

In this video tutorial, viewers will learn how to draw a skull using a computer. Start by drawing a circle for the head and a rectangular shape at the bottom. Draw a line in the center as a guideline. Then draw the eyes, nose and mouth. Now outline the skull and add the details. Shade in the eye sockets, nose and mouth. Now you can erase the guideline. Start coloring the skull to a preferred color. Then add in a darker color around the skull to shade it. Finally, outline the skull and color t...

How To: Use a map and compass tutorial

Without good navigational skills, your expedition could lead to failure or result in a dangerous situation. Try to use a laminated map which is better in wet conditions. 1:25,000 scale maps provide the greatest detail. One grid square equals 1 kilometer. Use map keys for reference. Don't mistake boundary walls for footpaths. A compass points to magnetic north and the top of the planet is called true north. Magnetic north is constantly moving and its position relative to true north is differen...

How To: Write a haiku

In this video, Robert will teach you how to write a Japanese poem called a haiku. First, you will learn a bit about what a haiku is, as well as its structure. A haiku is a poem with three lines: the first is five syllables long, the second is seven syllables long, and the third is five syllables long. You will learn that haikus can be about anything; there is no standard "rule" to follow involving what you write. It doesn't have to rhyme, and it can be about anything, even thoughts. During th...

How To: Pan zoom in slow motion in Pinnacle Studio

This is a helpvids video that demonstrates how to use the pan and zoom features in the Pinnacle Studio. By clicking on the video camera icon above the time line, you will see the special effects options. First select the scene you would like to add the effect to. Then chose the Pan and Zoom special effect. Key frames are used to control the zoom level and the panning. Insert the first key frame, set the zoom and pan position. Next insert the last key frame and set ending zoom level and pan po...

How To: Cut crown molding using a ladder and sawhorse set up

This is a how to video that explains how to do the difficult task of cutting crown molding and how to do it with tools you have laying around, a ladder and a saw horse as a support, and a miter saw. The author of this video explains that if the molding sags then it will not cut straight and your seams will not line up properly. The author is using an extension ladder and explains that you can cut very long pieces using this process. He also explains that you will need more than one brace to s...

How To: Make a homemade kite

Learn how to make a homemade kite with this video. To do this you will need a regular plastic bag, some plastic straws, string and scissors. Begin by using the scissors to cut the bag in half, around the edges. Once you have this, make a rhombus shape out of it. You will need five straws and tape. Use one straw for the top and two straws on each side. Make sure that these two sides are the same side. Add clear or regular tape to stick the straws to the plastic bag. Lastly, tie the string at t...

How To: Strengthen your career path with feng shui at home

Elizabeth Chamberlain with Space Lift demonstrates how to strengthen your career path with feng shui at home. First, find your focus room with your energy map by laying the energy map on top of your home floor plan. The career area is in the front center section of your home, along the line of your front door. In feng shui, all the energy enters through your front door. Encourage the energy up to your front door with your front yard. Feng shui means "wind water" which is the best way that ene...

How To: Draw a beautiful rose step by step

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to draw a rose on the computer. This rose was drawn using the line tool on a paint program. Begin by drawing the shape of pedal, as shown in the video. Add a circular shape above and put a dot within the circular shape. Go on adding pedals as shown in the video. Now add the green stem and leaf. This video is very simple and has a step-by-step text for viewers to follow along. This video will benefit those viewers who enjoy drawing on the computer and ...

How To: Sketch the graph of a piecewise function

This video teaches us to draw the graph of a piecewise function. This is shown using two examples. In the first example we have 'y' equal to 'x + 2' for x less than zero and '1 - x' for x greater than equal to zero. We plot two points on the function for x less than zero and do the same for the function with x greater than equal to zero. The graph for the first function is erased for x greater than equal to zero, and the same is done for the second function for x less than zero. Note that the...

How To: Make a powerful bow for under 5 dollars

This is a tutorial that will show you how to create a powerful bow and for under $5. The material you'll need is 1 curved pipe, poly poli string, tape, scissors, and a knife. First you want to cut a slit and a hole on each end of the pipe and then add some tape underneath it to prevent it from splitting. Next, you want to line up the string with the pipe and cut it at that length. Also, you want to tie a knot at both ends of the strings and attach it by using the slits you made in the pipe. T...

How To: Tile a diagonal cut tile

Tile RIGHT demonstrates how to tile a diagonally cut tile. First set the Measure Right Pro to the appropriate setting, extending it from corner to corner along your tile. Account for your grout line and the space up against the wall. Then, lock the tool. Next, place the tiles you're going to use on top of your set tiles. Slide the Measure Right Pro along the wall and mark the tiles. Place the sections in the appropriate place. Then, cut your tiles. Lay the tiles where you've previously marked...

How To: Make room for love with feng shui at home

Elizabeth Chamberlain, with Space Lift, demonstrates how to make room for love with feng shui at home. First, find your focus room with your energy map by laying the energy map on top of your floor plan. The love area is the far right corner from the front door, facing in. If the love area turns to be an outside area like a patio, clean it up. Remove the cacti and pointy plants to reduce arguments in the relationship. Clear out any unfinished materials and projects. Next, complete the area by...

How To: Carve a whole roast chicken

This video shows how to crave a whole chicken. You will need a sharp chefs knife. Cut off the legs of the chicken. Slice them where the thigh meets the chicken breast. As you look at the chicken breast you should notice that there is a large breastbone that travels the length of the bird. Place your knife on one side of that bone and slice it down and out. We now have the breast with the wing still attached. Repeat on the other side. Now that we have four main pieces we need to slice them int...

How To: Draw musical instruments on a computer

DrawingNow teaches you how to draw musical instruments on a computer. Start by drawing a guitar and then draw all the other instruments on top and near it. Use straight lines for the neck and interior. Use curves on the outside. Make sure to draw simple shapes and add detail later. Also, don't over complicate your drawing. Remember to keep proportions. The trombone is all about curves and circles. Don't be scared if it doesn't come out smaller than the guitar. Finally add drums and you can al...

How To: Use an animated video menu in Pinnacle Studio

This tutorial shows you how to use Pinnacle Studio to add a menu screen to your video for a DVD. They have a list of preset menus you can use, which each have different appearances. First you select the menu you would like, and drag it to the start of the "video line" which is where the movie you want to add a title screen to sit. After you have selected a menu, the how-to show you how you can edit the menu items and change the titles of the chapters. It then shows you how to write your disk ...

How To: Apply a Bette Davis inspired makeup look

Goldiestarling presents you this video where she does a make-up inspired by late Bette Davis was a Hollywood actress. She says that Bette Davis is her all time favorite actress and she loved her from her high school days. She says the Bette was a very strong lady even in her real life and if you Google on her or watch her movies, you too will like her. This make-up she has done she says is based on Bette's character in the movie called 'Of Human Bondage' in which she plays a waitress and late...

How To: Mount or unmount an ISO file using basic command lines

An elderly woman demonstrates how to create a rose made of icing with which to decorate a cake. Beginning with a bag of icing and a special tip that forms flat wisps of icing, she shows how to create the beginning of the rose with a small dollop of icing for the center and begins to add small, flat wisps of icing for the petals onto the middle, turning the flower as she goes. Most American Beauty cake roses consist of three rows of petals. She finished off the rose by using a separate bag of ...

How To: Draw a beautiful flower

This is a very quick and easy step by step guide to drawing a flower. First, you want to take a sheet of plain white paper and a writing utensil of your choice and draw a large circle. Second, you want to make large parenthesizes shapes about an inch and a half apart and put four of those on the circle separating each by less than half an inch. Lastly, you want to finish off the petals of the flower by just creating lines outside of the ones you just made and connecting at a tip to create fou...

How To: Fillet a flat & a round fish

There are two classical fish cuts. There is a flat fish and a round fish. Having a sharp knife is important, because a work done by a blunt knife does not look good and it might look like a laced curtain at the end of the day. You cut a line parallel across the fish's gills. Then you dig in a little bit and cut across the body of the fish down to the fin. Then you take that piece aside and trim off the stomach area. Thus, you have one piece of fillet! Do the same procedure for both sides of t...

How To: Easily draw Hello Kitty

DrawingNow teaches you how to draw Hello Kitty. Start with an oval and make lines for where the eyes and nose will be. Make sketches of the ears, the bow on her head and of the body. You now draw on top of that and you can erase the first outline, as you go along. Draw the nose and color it yellow. The eyes should remain black. Draw 3 whiskers on each side of the face and go on to coloring the body and bow. The bow is a bright red and so is the front of the body. The shirt underneath should b...

How To: Draw Spongebob Squarepants step-by-step

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Spongebob Squarepants!! In recent years, Spongebob has become a lovable part of America's cartoon family. This cute little sponge is not difficult to draw, and is mostly made up of simple shapes and lines. This video tutorial will take you through drawing Spongebob step by step. Once you master Spongebob, why not try and draw the rest of his underwater gang? Have fun!

How To: Read a paper map

Have you ever found yourself lost in the Appalachian Mountains, or stranded in the Mojave Desert? Maybe it was because you couldn't read a map… a real map… a real hands-on, folding paper map. Reading a map is an important skill that may be lost in the internet and GPS era, but it' s a skill that everyone should have.

How To: Draw a cube in 3D

Learn how to draw a cube in 3D with two point perspective in simple steps. First draw a simple cube on a piece of paper by outlining it using a pencil. Now darken the right front side and its top side by sketching the area with the pencil. Now sketch out an image coming out from right side of the cube like a shadow. Sketch the insides of the shadow part and darken the right side of the cube. When finished sketching draw a line to the left and right side of the cube in its middle.

How To: Draw an eagle with the American flag

This video is about how to draw an eagle with the American flag. For this you have to remember only a few easy steps that are the following: (1)Draw the flag. (2)Draw the body and head of the eagle. (3)Draw the eyes, beak, feathers, and legs. (4)Draw boxes and stars. (5)Draw stripes and add shaded lines to it. Your eagle with the American flag is ready in just a very few simple steps. It's a good task for students and others also.

How To: Draw palm tree

Interested in sketching and drawing some sceneries? We could start it with a palm tree on a beach scene. You'll require a piece of paper, a pencil and a sketch pen. First draw the base (trunk). Then add some details with circular lines going along the trunk. Then we could start up with the coconuts as well as their details to give a rough effect. Now comes the highlight of the palm-tree leaves which have to be drawn properly to have that edgy effect. Finally add some details on the base of th...